by MJR | Aug 18, 2022 | Genuine Hope
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.1 John 5: 18 What should the life of a follower of Christ look like on a day to day basis? It has been said that Christian...
by MJR | Aug 17, 2022 | Genuine Hope
And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.1...
by MJR | Aug 16, 2022 | Genuine Hope
And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. So we have these three witnesses— the Spirit, the water,...
by MJR | Aug 15, 2022 | Genuine Hope
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.1 John 5: 2-3 While there is a reason for guardrails and speed limits and...
by MJR | Aug 12, 2022 | Genuine Hope
We love because he first loved us.1 John 4:19 It’s too bad that we use “love” to describe our affection for so many things. I love strawberries. I love a good book. I love my wife. I love my family. The problem is that our english word for love often...
by MJR | Aug 11, 2022 | Genuine Hope
By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been...